National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data show that Kerala is at the top of the ‘Crimes against the State’ list in the country, report says.

The crime statistics published by the NCRB show that 72 cases of crime against the state were registered in Kerala in 2014, the highest in the country. Preliminary data show that nearly 100 such cases were reported in various parts of the State in 2015, which will be ratified by the NCRB in the next edition of its report.

Cases registered under the categories of ‘treason, sedition, rebellion and offences promoting enmity between different groups that disturb tranquility in society and prejudicial to national integration’ are considered as ‘Crimes against the State.’

Most of the cases reported in the previous years, under the ‘offence against state’ category, reportedly were related to disrespect to national flag; offensive online remarks against the “interest of the state” and creating “enmity between two groups”.